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Nei Guan — Inner Observation (Heart of the Crane)

Broadcast on February 28, 2023
With Lindsey Wei
Hosted by Sharon Smith

In this session, Lindsey Wei will share about Nei Guan, which is one form of Daoist quietistic meditation. It is a method of observing the mind, body, and self from a subtle distance or separation. This then leads to the observation of emptiness and void. As Qigong practitioners, we train the body in breath and movement, but we must also train the mind and spirit. Crane is a perfect symbol of this inward observation as it stands on the edge of the water in complete stillness, looking into the reflection.

In this session, you’ll discover:

  • Standing Like a Crane Zhan Zhuang meditation practice, with inner observation, transitioning into Wudang San Feng Crane Qi Gong movement exercise
  • Various forms of Daoist meditation such as Nei Guan, Jing Zuo, Xin Zhai, and Zuo Wang, and why these serve as a foundation for Qigong as a movement practice
  • The true meaning of joy is as it pertains to the five element system and associated emotions
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Lindsey Wei

Founder of Wudang White Horse, Martial Arts and Qi Gong Instructor

Lindsey Wei is a 24th generation lay disciple of the Chun Yang Sect of Wudang Daoism. She trained in Traditional Chinese Gong Fu at a remote mountain temple in the Wudang Mountains, Hubei Province, and in China under her master Li Song Feng for over 9 years before returning to the U.S. in 2010 to start her martial arts teaching career. She is a practitioner of Tai Ji Quan, Qigong, Ba Gua, Double Edge Straight Sword (Jian), as well as other weapons arts. Her passion is combining ancestral skills and Indigenous world views for how to steward the earth and exist and thrive in wild places, with the life way of internal martial arts cultivation and health practices. She leads martial arts training camps in wilderness settings, in the context of studying the Dao as it follows nature.

Lindsey teaches online courses, as well as at in-person camps at varying locations in southern Oregon, on Takelma and Klamath native lands.

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